On Wednesday, the World Health Organization, or WHO (not the band, that would be the Who), raised the level of alert to Phase 5 out of 6 on the same day a Mexican child died of the disease on American soil (maybe that's the trigger: once someone dies on US soil, things are considered serious!)- Actually, according to TIME: "WHO says the phase 5 alert means there is sustained human to human spread in at least two countries".
from the NY Times:"By Wednesday afternoon, nine countries had confirmed cases of swine flu, the strain known as the H1N1 virus. Several European nations were making plans to regulate travel involving Mexico, where more than 150 people are suspected to have died and at least 2,400 are suspected to have been infected as a result of the swine flu"
It looks as though we are stuck with the name "Swine Flu" even though it's technically inaccurate, as, according to Reuters: "The virus spreading around the world should not be called "swine flu" as it contains avian and human components and no pig has so far been found ill with the disease, the world animal health body said on Monday.".
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Golden Week '09 Begins
Oh my, the time, ow she doth slip by...
Hey, it's Golden Week! Well, it is for some people. My eldest son's high school soccer had a game today, so we all packed up and headed into Hamamatsu to watch them play. Great game, no score until just before the whistle ending the first half. Final score 0-3. Bummer. This is a tournament, and they've already made it into the semi-finals, so during the actual G.W. holidays (May 3,4 & 5) they will compete for the bottom as it were.
The weather was great, the sun was out and there was a slight breeze coming off the ocean. I neglected to bring a hat so I sunburned my little head-ouch.
Well, that pretty much sums up our day. I'll try attaching a picture or two later...
What's happening with this swine flu? It's got everybody all freaked out. Really nice timing considering we're freaked out already by the economic situation (the news on which seems to vary daily from 'things are looking up faster than we expected' to 'things are much worse than anticipated'- what are you supposed to believe?)
As of today: the CDC has raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 4, there are over a thousand people confirmed to have contracted the bug in Mexico, and it has killed over a hundred of them, there are reports from Europe, Mexico and Central America, some in the former Soviet States, New Zealand, Australia and maybe Korea. Also, there have been 64 confirmed cases in the USA, though the cases outside of Mexico have, for the most part, been mild.
I'll try harder to stay current.
Hey, it's Golden Week! Well, it is for some people. My eldest son's high school soccer had a game today, so we all packed up and headed into Hamamatsu to watch them play. Great game, no score until just before the whistle ending the first half. Final score 0-3. Bummer. This is a tournament, and they've already made it into the semi-finals, so during the actual G.W. holidays (May 3,4 & 5) they will compete for the bottom as it were.
The weather was great, the sun was out and there was a slight breeze coming off the ocean. I neglected to bring a hat so I sunburned my little head-ouch.
Well, that pretty much sums up our day. I'll try attaching a picture or two later...
What's happening with this swine flu? It's got everybody all freaked out. Really nice timing considering we're freaked out already by the economic situation (the news on which seems to vary daily from 'things are looking up faster than we expected' to 'things are much worse than anticipated'- what are you supposed to believe?)
As of today: the CDC has raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 4, there are over a thousand people confirmed to have contracted the bug in Mexico, and it has killed over a hundred of them, there are reports from Europe, Mexico and Central America, some in the former Soviet States, New Zealand, Australia and maybe Korea. Also, there have been 64 confirmed cases in the USA, though the cases outside of Mexico have, for the most part, been mild.
I'll try harder to stay current.
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